From: Niklas Cassel <cassel@kernel.org>
To: Tommy Kelly <linux@tkel.ly>, Damien Le Moal <dlemoal@kernel.org>,
Niklas Cassel <cassel@kernel.org>,
John Garry <john.g.garry@oracle.com>,
"Martin K. Petersen" <martin.petersen@oracle.com>
Cc: linux-ide@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH v4 4/4] ata: libata-scsi: do not needlessly defer commands when using PMP with FBS
Date: Wed, 13 May 2026 17:14:03 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260513151359.1075403-10-cassel@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260513151359.1075403-6-cassel@kernel.org>
The SATA specification does not allow a non-NCQ command to be issued while
an NCQ command is outstanding.
Commit 0ea84089dbf6 ("ata: libata-scsi: avoid Non-NCQ command starvation")
introduced a feature where a deferred non-NCQ command gets issued from a
workqueue. The design stores a single non-NCQ command per port.
However, when using Port Multipliers (PMPs), specifically PMPs that
support FIS-Based Switching (FBS), non-NCQ and NCQ commands can be mixed
on the same port, just not for the same link, see e.g. ata_std_qc_defer()
which is, and always has operated on a per-link basis.
Therefore, move the deferred_qc from struct ata_port to struct ata_link.
This way, when using a PMP with FBS, we will not needlessly defer commands
to all other links, just because one link issued a non-NCQ command while
having an NCQ command outstanding. Only commands for that specific link
will be deferred.
Fixes: 0ea84089dbf6 ("ata: libata-scsi: avoid Non-NCQ command starvation")
Signed-off-by: Niklas Cassel <cassel@kernel.org>
---
drivers/ata/libata-core.c | 9 +++++---
drivers/ata/libata-eh.c | 8 ++++----
drivers/ata/libata-pmp.c | 5 ++++-
drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c | 43 +++++++++++++++++++++++----------------
include/linux/libata.h | 6 +++---
5 files changed, 42 insertions(+), 29 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
index e76d15411e2a..3d0027ec33c2 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
@@ -5584,6 +5584,7 @@ void ata_link_init(struct ata_port *ap, struct ata_link *link, int pmp)
link->pmp = pmp;
link->active_tag = ATA_TAG_POISON;
link->hw_sata_spd_limit = UINT_MAX;
+ INIT_WORK(&link->deferred_qc_work, ata_scsi_deferred_qc_work);
/* can't use iterator, ap isn't initialized yet */
for (i = 0; i < ATA_MAX_DEVICES; i++) {
@@ -5666,7 +5667,6 @@ struct ata_port *ata_port_alloc(struct ata_host *host)
mutex_init(&ap->scsi_scan_mutex);
INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&ap->hotplug_task, ata_scsi_hotplug);
INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&ap->scsi_rescan_task, ata_scsi_dev_rescan);
- INIT_WORK(&ap->deferred_qc_work, ata_scsi_deferred_qc_work);
INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ap->eh_done_q);
init_waitqueue_head(&ap->eh_wait_q);
init_completion(&ap->park_req_pending);
@@ -6291,12 +6291,15 @@ static void ata_port_detach(struct ata_port *ap)
/* It better be dead now and not have any remaining deferred qc. */
WARN_ON(!(ap->pflags & ATA_PFLAG_UNLOADED));
- WARN_ON(ap->deferred_qc);
- cancel_work_sync(&ap->deferred_qc_work);
cancel_delayed_work_sync(&ap->hotplug_task);
cancel_delayed_work_sync(&ap->scsi_rescan_task);
+ ata_for_each_link(link, ap, PMP_FIRST) {
+ WARN_ON(link->deferred_qc);
+ cancel_work_sync(&link->deferred_qc_work);
+ }
+
/* Delete port multiplier link transport devices */
if (ap->pmp_link) {
int i;
diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-eh.c b/drivers/ata/libata-eh.c
index 9a4b67b90b17..d623eb32ed8b 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-eh.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-eh.c
@@ -651,11 +651,11 @@ int ata_scsi_cmd_error_handler(struct Scsi_Host *host, struct ata_port *ap,
if (qc->scsicmd != scmd)
continue;
if ((qc->flags & ATA_QCFLAG_ACTIVE) ||
- qc == ap->deferred_qc)
+ qc == qc->dev->link->deferred_qc)
break;
}
- if (i < ATA_MAX_QUEUE && qc == ap->deferred_qc) {
+ if (i < ATA_MAX_QUEUE && qc == qc->dev->link->deferred_qc) {
/*
* This is a deferred command that timed out while
* waiting for the command queue to drain. Since the qc
@@ -666,8 +666,8 @@ int ata_scsi_cmd_error_handler(struct Scsi_Host *host, struct ata_port *ap,
* deferred qc work from issuing this qc.
*/
WARN_ON_ONCE(qc->flags & ATA_QCFLAG_ACTIVE);
- ap->deferred_qc = NULL;
- cancel_work(&ap->deferred_qc_work);
+ qc->dev->link->deferred_qc = NULL;
+ cancel_work(&qc->dev->link->deferred_qc_work);
set_host_byte(scmd, DID_TIME_OUT);
scsi_eh_finish_cmd(scmd, &ap->eh_done_q);
} else if (i < ATA_MAX_QUEUE) {
diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-pmp.c b/drivers/ata/libata-pmp.c
index 7e889534d73b..e8540931b4a1 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-pmp.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-pmp.c
@@ -582,8 +582,11 @@ static void sata_pmp_detach(struct ata_device *dev)
if (ap->ops->pmp_detach)
ap->ops->pmp_detach(ap);
- ata_for_each_link(tlink, ap, EDGE)
+ ata_for_each_link(tlink, ap, EDGE) {
+ WARN_ON(tlink->deferred_qc);
+ cancel_work_sync(&tlink->deferred_qc_work);
ata_eh_detach_dev(tlink->device);
+ }
spin_lock_irqsave(ap->lock, flags);
ap->nr_pmp_links = 0;
diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c b/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c
index 02f2d7416c83..bd09d48d718d 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c
@@ -1664,8 +1664,9 @@ static void ata_scsi_qc_done(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc, bool set_result,
void ata_scsi_deferred_qc_work(struct work_struct *work)
{
- struct ata_port *ap =
- container_of(work, struct ata_port, deferred_qc_work);
+ struct ata_link *link =
+ container_of(work, struct ata_link, deferred_qc_work);
+ struct ata_port *ap = link->ap;
struct ata_queued_cmd *qc;
unsigned long flags;
@@ -1676,10 +1677,10 @@ void ata_scsi_deferred_qc_work(struct work_struct *work)
* such case, we should not need any more deferring the qc, so warn if
* qc_defer() says otherwise.
*/
- qc = ap->deferred_qc;
+ qc = link->deferred_qc;
if (qc && !ata_port_eh_scheduled(ap)) {
WARN_ON_ONCE(ap->ops->qc_defer(qc));
- ap->deferred_qc = NULL;
+ link->deferred_qc = NULL;
ata_qc_issue(qc);
}
@@ -1688,7 +1689,7 @@ void ata_scsi_deferred_qc_work(struct work_struct *work)
void ata_scsi_requeue_deferred_qc(struct ata_port *ap)
{
- struct ata_queued_cmd *qc = ap->deferred_qc;
+ struct ata_link *link;
lockdep_assert_held(ap->lock);
@@ -1697,16 +1698,21 @@ void ata_scsi_requeue_deferred_qc(struct ata_port *ap)
* do not try to be smart about what to do with this deferred command
* and simply requeue it by completing it with DID_REQUEUE.
*/
- if (qc) {
- ap->deferred_qc = NULL;
- cancel_work(&ap->deferred_qc_work);
- ata_scsi_qc_done(qc, true, DID_REQUEUE << 16);
+ ata_for_each_link(link, ap, PMP_FIRST) {
+ struct ata_queued_cmd *qc = link->deferred_qc;
+
+ if (qc) {
+ link->deferred_qc = NULL;
+ cancel_work(&link->deferred_qc_work);
+ ata_scsi_qc_done(qc, true, DID_REQUEUE << 16);
+ }
}
}
-static void ata_scsi_schedule_deferred_qc(struct ata_port *ap)
+static void ata_scsi_schedule_deferred_qc(struct ata_link *link)
{
- struct ata_queued_cmd *qc = ap->deferred_qc;
+ struct ata_queued_cmd *qc = link->deferred_qc;
+ struct ata_port *ap = link->ap;
lockdep_assert_held(ap->lock);
@@ -1723,12 +1729,12 @@ static void ata_scsi_schedule_deferred_qc(struct ata_port *ap)
return;
}
if (!ap->ops->qc_defer(qc))
- queue_work(system_highpri_wq, &ap->deferred_qc_work);
+ queue_work(system_highpri_wq, &link->deferred_qc_work);
}
static void ata_scsi_qc_complete(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc)
{
- struct ata_port *ap = qc->ap;
+ struct ata_link *link = qc->dev->link;
struct scsi_cmnd *cmd = qc->scsicmd;
u8 *cdb = cmd->cmnd;
bool have_sense = qc->flags & ATA_QCFLAG_SENSE_VALID;
@@ -1759,11 +1765,12 @@ static void ata_scsi_qc_complete(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc)
ata_scsi_qc_done(qc, false, 0);
- ata_scsi_schedule_deferred_qc(ap);
+ ata_scsi_schedule_deferred_qc(link);
}
static int ata_scsi_qc_issue(struct ata_port *ap, struct ata_queued_cmd *qc)
{
+ struct ata_link *link = qc->dev->link;
int ret;
if (!ap->ops->qc_defer)
@@ -1774,7 +1781,7 @@ static int ata_scsi_qc_issue(struct ata_port *ap, struct ata_queued_cmd *qc)
* requeue and defer all incoming commands until the deferred qc is
* processed, once all on-going commands complete.
*/
- if (ap->deferred_qc) {
+ if (link->deferred_qc) {
ata_qc_free(qc);
return SCSI_MLQUEUE_DEVICE_BUSY;
}
@@ -1790,8 +1797,8 @@ static int ata_scsi_qc_issue(struct ata_port *ap, struct ata_queued_cmd *qc)
case ATA_DEFER_LINK_EXCL:
/*
* Drivers making use of ap->excl_link cannot store the QC in
- * ap->deferred_qc, because the ap->excl_link handling is
- * incompatible with the ap->deferred_qc workqueue handling.
+ * link->deferred_qc, because the ap->excl_link handling is
+ * incompatible with the link->deferred_qc workqueue handling.
*/
ret = SCSI_MLQUEUE_DEVICE_BUSY;
goto defer_qc;
@@ -1817,7 +1824,7 @@ static int ata_scsi_qc_issue(struct ata_port *ap, struct ata_queued_cmd *qc)
* commands complete.
*/
if (!ata_is_ncq(qc->tf.protocol)) {
- ap->deferred_qc = qc;
+ link->deferred_qc = qc;
return 0;
}
diff --git a/include/linux/libata.h b/include/linux/libata.h
index 360776016b50..127229fbd1a6 100644
--- a/include/linux/libata.h
+++ b/include/linux/libata.h
@@ -855,6 +855,9 @@ struct ata_link {
unsigned int sata_spd; /* current SATA PHY speed */
enum ata_lpm_policy lpm_policy;
+ struct work_struct deferred_qc_work;
+ struct ata_queued_cmd *deferred_qc;
+
/* record runtime error info, protected by host_set lock */
struct ata_eh_info eh_info;
/* EH context */
@@ -900,9 +903,6 @@ struct ata_port {
u64 qc_active;
int nr_active_links; /* #links with active qcs */
- struct work_struct deferred_qc_work;
- struct ata_queued_cmd *deferred_qc;
-
struct ata_link link; /* host default link */
struct ata_link *slave_link; /* see ata_slave_link_init() */
--
2.54.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-05-13 15:14 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 14+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-05-13 15:13 [PATCH v4 0/4] ata: fix deferred QC handling for port multipliers Niklas Cassel
2026-05-13 15:14 ` [PATCH v4 1/4] ata: libata-scsi: improve readability of ata_scsi_qc_issue() Niklas Cassel
2026-05-13 15:14 ` [PATCH v4 2/4] ata: libata-scsi: do not use the deferred QC feature for ATA_DEFER_PORT Niklas Cassel
2026-05-13 15:14 ` [PATCH v4 3/4] ata: libata-scsi: do not use the deferred QC feature on PMPs with CBS Niklas Cassel
2026-05-14 6:19 ` sashiko-bot
2026-05-14 6:30 ` Niklas Cassel
2026-05-13 15:14 ` Niklas Cassel [this message]
2026-05-14 10:05 ` [PATCH v4 4/4] ata: libata-scsi: do not needlessly defer commands when using PMP with FBS sashiko-bot
2026-05-14 11:08 ` Niklas Cassel
2026-05-14 4:09 ` [PATCH v4 0/4] ata: fix deferred QC handling for port multipliers Tommy Kelly
2026-05-14 4:42 ` Tommy Kelly
2026-05-14 6:42 ` Niklas Cassel
2026-05-14 6:48 ` Tommy Kelly
2026-05-14 6:49 ` Niklas Cassel
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